AO5 - Understand Legal & Moral Issues in the Digital Age

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Pass	Merit	Distinction
Describe some of the main requirements of legislation Data Protection Copyright Computer Misuse Briefly describe one moral issue related to the use of digital technology giving a specific example Descriptions are largely accurate	For each type of legislation the descriptions will include at least one example of an issue affected by it Describe two different moral issues with examples Descriptions are mostly accurate	Reasons for the requirements are given and illustrated with a range of examples Descriptions of two moral issues will explain why they have occurred and discuss opposing opinions A range of examples are used to illustrate the issues Descriptions will be accurate

Lesson Objectives

• Describe the Copyright Design & Patents Act

Starter

Create a Mindmap showing all the things covered by the Copyright Design & Patents act
Use or do it by hand.....

Activity

Extend your mindmap to add in measures to protect items from being copied

Task

In your AO5 report
Start a new page
Write a paragraph explaining what the copyright law is designed to protect
Add some information in about how people break this law, daily.

Plenary

Discuss the moral issues surrounding copyright protection. Imagine YOU were the £1 fish man - would it be fair that people copied your song without paying you?